Hairston's committee spent the most on consulting in the quarter, with 63.8% of this total ($3,000) going to Progressive Solutions Consulting in Chicago. Table 1 below shows the distribution of how Hairston's committee spent its money in the first quarter.
Table 1: First-quarter spending by purpose
Purpose
Amount
Percent of total spending
Consulting
$4,700
52.4%
Donations
$2,375
26.5%
Telephones
$1,897
21.1%
Table 2 below shows the top 12 largest single expenditures during the quarter.
Table 2: Largest expenses of the first quarter
Recipient
Date
Amount
Purpose
Progressive Solutions Consulting
2017-02-27
$3,000
Consulting
Comer Youth Center
2017-02-22
$1,750
Donations
Steve Jensen
2017-01-12
$1,200
Consulting
Steve Jensen
2017-03-20
$500
Consulting
AT&T Broadband
2017-01-25
$496
Telephones
At & T
2017-03-27
$496
Telephones
At & T
2017-02-22
$495
Telephones
Verizon Wireless
2017-03-27
$275
Telephones
Ivi-ipo
2017-02-03
$225
Donations
The Links, Incorporated
2017-03-28
$200
Donations
The Links, Incorporated
2017-03-30
$200
Donations
Verizon Wireless
2017-02-09
$134
Telephones